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1Title:  United States Customs Service, Port of Cleveland Records     
 Creator:  United States Customs Service, Port of Cleveland 
 Dates:  1860-1905 
 Abstract:  The United States Custom Service was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1805 and responsible for the collection of duties, and, over the years, with the paying of military pensions, administration of the Marine Hospital, reporting the number of imports and exports, and protecting the safety of passengers. The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Charles J. Ballard, Collector of Customs for the Port of Cleveland, and Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War. In addition, the collection includes other correspondence and five oaths of office of customs house employees. In large part, the material relates to the role the customs house played in the search and seizure of suspected munitions imports and related espionage activities of the Confederate States during the Civil War. 
 Call #:  MS 4452 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  United States. Customs Service. Port of Cleveland -- Archives. | Customs administration -- United States. | Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Smuggling -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Contraband of war. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service.
 
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